High end culinary store features local philanthropist’s mustard

NORWICH – Condiments originally created in Patsy Manley Smith’s kitchen on West Hill in Norwich will appear on shelves next month at one of the nation’s most exclusive culinary retailers, Dean & Deluca.

SweetHotSmooth Mustard and Bardshar Chutney, produced under Smith’s own SchoolHouse Kitchen label, will be carried in Dean & Deluca’s SoHo and Madison Avenue locations and at its stores in Washington, D.C., St. Helena, Calif., Charlotte, N.C., and Kansas City, Kan. They will also be made available online and via the retailer’s catalog.

A well-known philanthropist in Norwich and Cooperstown, Smith donates l00 percent of SchoolHouse Kitchen’s profits to educational organizations that she feels will enhance society by empowering youth to create a better world.